PROFOUND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF NANOPARTICLES IN FOOD MADE CRYSTAL CLEAR
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE SERIOUS and profound lack of knowledge about the environmental health effects of consuming nanoparticles in food products has been made starkly clear in the latest European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) draft report on the issue.
The study, by its 'Scientific Committee on the Potential Risks Arising from Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies on Food and Feed Safety' confirms that despite these tiny ingredients already being incorporated in commercially available foodstuffs, scientists know very little about their potential risks to human ...
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